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The phone is a remarkably complex, simple device,
and very rarely ever needs repairs, once you fix them. Dan/Panther

Ugh. Sad day for me. I got a Blue/Gold Celebrity on eBay. i've wanted this combination for a while, but haven't seen one. And sadly, it arrived shattered.

The seller took efforts to protect it. The phone was wrapped in bubble wrap and surrounded by crumpled newspaper. However, IMHO, the box was too big and allowed for too much movement. The base appeared to be almost completely upside down when I removed it in pieces.

I recently got the idea in my head that I need a green WE 500. I figured it would look nice on my desk at work and they seem to be the cheapest ones on eBay. So I ordered one and when it finally arrived it was cracked in several places. It was packed in a medium flat rate box w/ shredded paper and cardboard.

So then I figure iíll get another one and use the first for parts. So I bought another on eBay, and sure enough it was crushed worst than the first! Same medium flat rate box, but this time in bubble wrap.

Neither packages looked crushed or in bad shape.

I actually have another one on the way. Iím not hopeful at this point. I told them to pack it carefully. Iím in the market for green 500 shells, by the way! Iím also open to other ideas for what to do with the phone bases (I was thinking about making subsets, but donít know where to start or what I build them in).